University of California Berkeley researchers have linked pesticide exposure in pregnant mothers to attention deficit disorders in their children.

The California State Assembly postponed a final vote Friday, on the approved Senate version of AB 1844, a bill that would create mandatory life sentences for violent sex crimes against children, stricter parole guidelines for sex offenders, and lifelong tracking of certain kinds of sex offenders.

As the U.S. ponders what ultimate course of action to take on immigration policy, perhaps it can take a lesson from its neighbors across the pond who have grappled with imposing an immigration cap next year.

It’s been a rough year for California. Between a massive budgetary shortfall, student protests at the university level and a continued exodus of business from the state, things haven’t been quite as rosy as they should have.

"Where all the children are above average…" - Garrison Keillor

When is a fee a tax?

Proposition 26 on the November ballot attempts to answer that question. Opponents say the business, anti-tax group backed measure defines a "fee" too narrowly and that doing so will cost the state at least $1 billion in revenue.